Whoah, there. Let's all calm down a bit, okay? *glances sternly from jeanne to Carmencia, tapping his palm with a paddle*

Whilst I agree that authors should get something out of their work, I think that people should at least be told they'll have to pay to get the rest of the story. I can guarantee that anyone who found a program that was essentially labeled freeware (this is a free story site) and then found out 5 days later that it needs to be registered would be a mite pissed off. Jinns solution is akin to labeling it shareware, so enjoy what you have.

That said, I think we should take a leaf out of the Open Source Software initutive. If you like it enough, consider a donation to the Author. I don't mean for little stories, but for something more novel-length... It's just an idea though. A paypal account and a few cents here and there all add up!

LD